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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1929
Page
2
Amarillo water users have signed over 2000 special irrigation contracts for summer. City officials aim for 6000 contracts by April 1 to enable lower rates next year and promote city beautification through lawns trees and gardens.
Petition alleges a 14 story hotel with 526 rooms and public spaces. Plaintiffs seek damages and partial refunds of bonuses paid, naming T B Baker, Davidson and others. several amounts listed for damages and refunds. Other suits implied.
A letter-writer laments Mexican battle casualties and notes seven generals captured or killed. he urges Amarillo police to curb wealthy citizens who flout traffic laws, praising a cop for speaking up and urging equal enforcement. The column also critiques Cal Farley’s rift with Gene Tunney and mentions a poetry contest awarding prizes for courthouse lawn verses.
City officials note that new emergency water rates mostly affect large users while small consumers retain six month summer irrigation discounts. The ordinance promises monthly savings for large firms across usage tiers, with quantified reductions from 6,000 to 27,000,000 gallons.
A 1917 poem by Mrs. L. H. Burnett on life’s mysteries at Tack’s Courthouse features images of prisoners drying underwear on trees and a nearby still, with references to the News-Globe and a small town’s curiosities. The piece is signed with an address at Pierce Street.
Mary C. Stiteler of Amarillo writes to complain about the city court house grounds being damp and littered with debris and paraphernalia. She urges county officials to reclaim the space for flowers and trees rather than cars and rubbish.
A narrative set at the county courthouse describes bloom in shade trees and a courthouse hotel of gloom. It portrays the sheriff starting a cleanup of dirty shirts and trash, warning that destroying the aull would prevent a new courthouse, ending with a question about whether the tale is truly sad.
A reader signing as Mr Dooley from Plainview recalls a rustic tale about a goat throwing a boy over a gate. The letter uses playful, archaic phrasing to describe the incident with humor and exaggerated weight.
Prisoners in the county jail express gratitude for books magazines and daily papers provided by readers and the paper. They note the materials brighten hours and help them stay informed about current events.
A young widow battles poverty and sorrow as she braves a snowy street to gather pennies for her child. Her, husband bound by sin, has left them with no support while she endures nights of quiet grief watching her boy sleep.
A reflective piece invites a weary reader to step outside into March sunshine in Amarillo. The writer blends domestic chores with nature, urging mindfulness, forgetting worries, and recalling love, family mishaps, and everyday happiness in a gentle rural municipal scene.
Government reports say the revolt was crushed and volunteer recruiting halted. General Simon Aguirre reportedly led a rebel defeat in Vera Cruz and was executed. At Torreon 22 000 rebels mass for a major clash with Federal forces under Calles, with 3 000 more en route including 2 000 Yaqui Indians.
Train crews report widespread revolutionary activity in Chihuahua desert as cow punchers and ranchers join rebels massing near Torreon to confront Plutarco Calles. Yaqui fighters from Sonora arrive in Cases Grandes with hopes of joining a 20 000 strong force, though Fort Bliss officers doubt the estimate.
Mexico City dispatch reports the military rebellion teetering as Federal troops close in on insurgents fleeing Sulshine. The scene unfolds amid global concern and ongoing pursuit through rural routes.
A sick two year old girl named Joann Minnich seeks help locating her dark brindle Boston bulldog Sparkey lost near 1018 A West 13th Street. The girl offers a reward and an extra $2 for the return. Contact 2-1707.
Amarillo Shriners are urged to attend a Pampa Shrine club dance at the Schneider Hotel in Pampa Thursday from 9 to 12. J. N. Riggs will lead the Khiva Temple delegation and hopes many local Shriners join the event noted as a major social occasion.
Gen. Umberto Nobile, leader of the Italia dirigible expedition to the North Pole, resigns his rank and office. An official report found him responsible for the disaster in which the dirigible wrecked and seven crew members were lost during the return from the Pole.
Ed Stalzer once of Marshall Iowa, arrested after fifteen gallons of pure alcohol were found in his pasture near Neusch station, is indicted by the grand jury for liquor laws violations. He is jailed in Potter County and trial is expected Friday. Three youths who allegedly planned to sell the alcohol in Amarillo as pint lots are held as witnesses.
The Seventh Day Adventist Ladies Aid to hold a health foods and cakes sale at Piggly Wiggly No 2 614 Polk Street tomorrow. Whole wheat bread and other health foods will be featured. Proceeds support the church building fund.
A blue 1962 Chrysler coupe owned by F. S. Ball of Amarillo was reported stolen last night. The car carries engine number 69 799 and license 833 292.
George Rhodes, a pioneer in Amarillo menswear, will reopen his store at 422 Taylor Street after a year away from the business. The announcement confirms his return to the men s furnishing trade in the city.
The presidency announced rapid updates on Saltillo's fall and the desertion of 1,600 rebel troops in Sonora. Federal columns moved on Torreon and Durango City as President Gil declared the rebellion had failed, signaling swift shifts after days of slow progress.
Poem reflects on enduring love of a husband for his wife. It urges steadfast devotion through time and trial, suggesting that true love grows stronger amid sorrow and hardship. The verse emphasizes unwavering commitment and shared life from wedding vows onward.
Markets from Kansas City Chicago and Fort Worth on March 13 18 show hogs weak to 15c lower with top bids around 12.00 for 180 220 lb pigs while cattle and calves mix steady to weak and strong for select classes. Lambs rise 25c, sheep firm. fat lambs around 16 dollars, cows and yearlings cited with various price ranges across the three markets.
Livestock market from East St Louis shows hogs 11 500 head steady with 18 to 200 lb at 11.85 to 11.95, 180 150 lb at 10.25 to 11.50, 100 180 lb at 9.00 to 10.50. Cattle calves steers show higher tone, yearlings to 14.26, cows 7.75 9.25, vealers 17.60. sheep 800 head steady with fat lambs 17.00 and fat ewes 8.50 to 9.50.
The New Orleans cotton market opened firm as Liverpool cables held steady and first trades rose 8 to 11 points. May May 20.55 July 20.61 October 20.27 with gains expanding on unfavorable belt weather, later liquidations and steady noon prices at the lows.
The New York cotton market opened steady with advances of 8 to 16 points as active months rose on covering and rebuying. May hit 21.27 and October 20.46 before a late morning pullback, while Liverpool quoted steady highs across grades and futures closed steady. Chicago grains and produce showed mixed moves, with wheat slipping after a weak response to Liverpool gains, and butter eggs and poultry prices moving within narrow ranges. The New York stock letter noted large buying orders lifting prices, led by copper issues.
Early trading firm on reports of a sharp drop in crude oil production last week and anticipated voluntary curtailment action from oil execs in Houston. Standard Oil Co groups and Marland led 1 to 2 point gains. copper and non ferrous shares rise. American Foreign Power Western Union PG&E and Peoples Gas advance. Foreign exchange opens firm with cables at 4.56 17 82.
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